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By: Apple Tablet Coming to AT&T? | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:03:16 +0000

[...] around a 9.6-inch Wintek capacitive touch panel and a mystery processory engineered by P.A. Semi, the boutique semiconductor design company Apple acquired in 2008. DynaPack International Technology will supply its batteries and they are said to be “long [...]

By: Apple and RIM: No Plans for a Netbook | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD

Tue, 19 May 2009 14:53:19 +0000

[...] it be before the device is outfitted with a more powerful processor — perhaps one designed by PA Semi — capable of running OS X SL? How long before the iPhone is outfitted with the Mini [...]

By: Tech Whiz Underground » What’s Apple Building in There?

Tech Whiz Underground » What’s Apple Building in There? — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:18:49 +0000

[...] Apple (AAPL) won’t say what it is exactly that Drebin’s going to work on, though it’s a safe bet it’s related to the multicore graphics processors in which he has his expertise. After all, Drebin’s the guy that, according to his AMD bio, “led the architecture and design of many of ATI award-winning graphics processors” and “was responsible for the design of the graphics chip used in Nintendo’s GameCube console.” That’s quite a CV and one that suggests he’ll jibe well with the rock-star chip design team Apple brought in-house with its April 2008 acquisition of boutique semiconductor design company, P.A. Semi. [...]

By: What’s Apple Building in There? [Digital Daily] | tech.shaundunne.com

What’s Apple Building in There? [Digital Daily] | tech.shaundunne.com — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:14:51 +0000

By: What’s Apple Building in There? | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:51:08 +0000

[...] Apple won’t say what it is exactly that Drebin’s to do for it, though it’s a safe bet it will be something with the multicore graphics processors in which Drebin has his expertise. After all, Drebin’s the guy that, according to his AMD bio, “led the architecture and design of many of ATI award-winning graphics processors” and “was responsible for the design of the graphics chip used in Nintendo’s GameCube console.” That’s quite a CV and one that suggests he’ll jive well with the rock-star chip design team Apple brought in-house with its April 2008 acquisition of boutique semiconductor design company, P.A. Semi. [...]

By: What’s Apple Building in There? | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:51:08 +0000

By: Apple Working P.A. SemiTablet? P.A. SemiPhone? | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:33:38 +0000

[...] that it will involve chips developed by P.A. Semi, the boutique semiconductor design company Apple acquired last April. A clearer picture of what’s in store for us will emerge in early 2009 with a series of new [...]

By: The Papermaster Chase | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:11:42 +0000

[...] (AAPL) efforts to build it’s own chip development brain trust out of its acquisition of PA Semi have run afoul of IBM (IBM). Mark Papermaster, a 26-year IBM veteran and vice president of its [...]

By: This Is Where P.A. Semi Comes In, Right? | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:48:19 +0000

[...] worth noting, though, that this particular rumor follows relatively close on the heels of Apple’s April acquisition of P.A. Semi, a boutique semiconductor design company that specializes in super-low-power processors. In early [...]

By: Sramana Mitra

Sramana Mitra — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:17:28 +0000

Apple’s doing something very risky:
http://sramanamitra.com/2008/0.....gy-shifts/